ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- 61-year-old Bill Stallsworth, a former sergeant who retired from Arlington PD in 2014, faces charges after a now 26-year-old woman confessed he inappropriately touched her when she was around 8 to 10 years old. According to an arrest affidavit, the victim said Stallsworth took her for a drive and fondled her breasts. Stallsworth was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The DFW Metroplex suffered severe weather Sunday afternoon with over hundreds of thousands of power outages and hundreds of downed trees. The storm even caused a crane to fall onto a Deep Ellum Apartment, killing one and injuring five. Joey Picca with the National Weather Service says they reported 71 MPH wind gusts out of…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- The Grand Prairie Police Benevolent Association has set up a donation page for officer A.J. Castaneda who died in the line of duty Friday morning. JJ Wallis, President of the Grand Prairie Police Officer’s Association said the money goes directly to the Castaneda family. “His mom and dad are very humble and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Residents of the Dallas apartment complex severely damaged when a crane collapsed on top of it Sunday are left wondering where to go next. According to Dallas-Fire-Rescue, winds higher than 70 mph are believed to have caused the crane to come down, killing one person and injuring five others at the Elan City…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Arlington police are among several North Texas law enforcement agencies investigating a string of thefts at area Starbucks. In the last few months, there have been several incidents of unsuspecting customers reporting to police their Apple Macbook laptops had been stolen. Investigators said the suspects stand by customers sitting with their laptops,…… MORE
Demonstrators gathered at the site of an shooting involving a fort worth police officer Sunday. A 20-year old armed aggravated assault suspect was shot and killed after police say he ‘became non-compliant’ during his arrest after a chase on East Berry, where protesters demanded answers last night. The incident began about 4 p.m. when officers…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Frank Lucchesi, who replaced the fired Billy Martin as manager of the Texas Rangers in 1975 and was punched by a player upset over a demotion two years later, has died. He was 92. The Rangers said Lucchesi died Saturday. The San Francisco native lived in the Dallas area. Lucchesi managed…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The damage reports are still coming in after damaging high-wind storms ripped through the metroplex Sunday. Most of the damage and subsequent power outages are reported in Dallas where some 250,000 customers are still in the dark. Jen Myers with Oncor says that power crews from Mississippi and Alabama are headed this…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Hundreds of people paid tribute to Grand Prairie Police Officer A.J.Castaneda during a candlelight vigil at Grand Prairie Police Headquarters Sunday night. The department’s Public Information Officer, Chelsea Kretz said “the department is hurting, our city is hurting, and our profession is hurting.” But Kretz, who considers herself a co-worker and…… MORE
Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Severe thunderstorms packing up to 70 mph winds were active early this afternoon across the metroplex. Damage is widespread across Collin, Tarrant and Denton Counties and in Dallas, where winds blew a crane into an apartment building, killing one person and injuring several others. New @WFAA DFW weather: 1 dead as…… MORE
